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US 11,440,069 B2Granted
Bender having a sensor configured to sense a workpiece
AssigneeGreenlee Tools, Inc.
InventorsSean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
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Abstract
A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece, a seat proximate to the bending shoe which is configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense an end of the workpiece.
Claims20
A bender for use in perform a bending operation on a workpiece, comprising:
- a rotatable bending shoe having a plurality of vertically stacked channels therein, each channel being capable of receiving a workpiece to perform the bending operation;
- a seat proximate to the bending shoe and configured to receive the workpiece thereon, the seat being vertically movable relative to the channels of the bending shoe to align an upper end of the seat with each of the channels, wherein the seat is moved to align with one of the channels in performance of the bending operation;
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- a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece.
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A bender comprising:
- a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece,
- a seat proximate to the bending shoe and configured to receive the workpiece thereon, the seat including a block, a support plate attached to the block and movable relative thereto, a push plate pivotally attached to the support plate, the block being positioned between the support plate and the push plate, the push plate being configured to pivot relative to the block;
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- a sensor on the seat which is configured to sense movement of the support plate relative to the block.
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A combination comprising:
- a workpiece including a connection coupling at an end thereof;
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- a bender comprising:
- a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive the workpiece,
- a seat proximate to the bending shoe and configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and
- a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece, and a second sensor on the seat configured to sense the connection coupling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.